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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Rush Limbaugh says he’s been diagnosed with lung cancer

By LYNN ELBER | February 3, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Conservative radio host and Republican kingmaker Rush Limbaugh said he’s been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.Addressing listeners on his program Monday, Limbaugh said he will take some days off for further medical tests and...

Staples Center removes public’s massive Kobe Bryant memorial

February 3, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A massive memorial created by the public outside Staples Center after the death of former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was being dismantled Monday, with an official saying some of the items would go to Bryant's widow and other family...

Israel’s Holocaust museum apologizes for inaccurate videos

February 3, 2020

JERUSALEM (AP) — Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial, issued an apology Monday for videos presented during a ceremony attended by world leaders last month, saying they included “a number of inaccuracies.”Dan Michman, head of Yad Vashem's International...

Pakistan delays decision on movie that offended Islamists

By MUNIR AHMED | February 3, 2020

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's government on Monday postponed its decision on whether to lift a ban on a movie that had offended hard-line Islamists in this Muslim-majority country, after asking a high council of clerics to weigh in on the film.The Islamists...

Best picture ‘1917’ is big winner at British Academy Awards

By JILL LAWLESS | February 2, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Gut-wrenching World War I epic “1917” was the big winner at Sunday’s British Academy Film Awards, winning seven prizes including best picture and best director.Sam Mendes’ drama about one of the most devastating conflicts in British...

The Latest: Warren assures supporters a woman can win

February 2, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):4:30 p.m.Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has answered a question she says people are “embarrassed” to ask about her candidacy: “Can a woman...

Globetrotter Dazzle Kidoń does tricks with a basketball Thursday during the Harlem Globetrotters game at the Convocation Center.

Globetrotters energize the Convo

By Mattieu Kotters | February 2, 2020

The Harlem Globetrotters visited the Convocation Center Thursday, delighting families with equal parts variety and athleticism in a family-friendly show that honored their time-tested legacy. The Globetrotters took to the court to begin the show, followed...

Briggs rallies Florida women past No. 13 Kentucky 70-62

February 2, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Freshman Lavender Briggs scored nine of her 18 points in a 25-5 fourth-quarter blitz that rallied Florida to a 70-62 win over No. 13 Kentucky on Sunday.Playing their second-straight game without star Rhyne Howard, who has a broken...

Jamie Foxx tricks pre-Super Bowl gala crowd with ‘Beyoncé’

By KELLI KENNEDY | February 2, 2020

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jamie Foxx tricked an A-list crowd at a pre-Super Bowl show Saturday, telling them Beyoncé was about to perform.“I'm going to go ahead and let it out of the bag right now: Beyoncé. Beyoncé," he screamed as the guests at...

Adam Levine relieved halftime show stress is behind Maroon 5

By KELLI KENNEDY | February 2, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — A noticeably relaxed Adam Levine took the stage with Maroon 5 for a pre-Super Bowl event in Miami on Saturday, telling the crowd he was relieved the pressures of the halftime show were behind the band.“I’m just happy we can kind of...

Lady Gaga: ‘I better hear no lip-syncing’ at halftime show

By MESFIN FEKADU | February 2, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — Descending from the air, Lady Gaga kicked off a pre-Super Bowl concert by mimicking her entrance to her Super Bowl halftime performance three years ago, which earned her rave reviews.Headlining the big sports stage was a recurring theme...

Mississippi inmate tries to hang self in cell, attorney says

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS | February 1, 2020

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An inmate tried to hang himself at a troubled Mississippi prison and was taken down by a state trooper, an attorney said in court papers filed Saturday.Casey L. Austin is one of the attorneys representing inmates in a federal lawsuit...

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